High School (Chilton): Earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a defensive end...Helped the track & field team win a conference championship his junior season...Earned two varsity letters in football, two varsity letters in track & field, and on e in basketball...Was a four year academic honor roll student.

Personal: Son of Jim and Brenda Kempen...Has one older brother, Caleb, and one younger brother, Aaron...Has one older sister, Nadine.